Sale reports / Florida / Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon) / 2021-10-04

Okeechobee Livestock Auction (Mon)

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Okeechobee, Florida · Mon, Oct 4
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 1608
Feeder Cattle receipts
663 head
437 vs last sale 1,100 138 vs year ago 801 · 17.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
178 head
21 vs last sale 157 99 vs year ago 277 · 35.7%
Also sold hereRegular saleTue Aug 18, 2026
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes steady, feeder classes less than 300 lbs. 4.00 to 8.00 higher and feeder classes over 300 lbs. 3.00 to 5.00 lower.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $129.90/cwt on 161 head.
Average price
$129.90
161 head · 425 lb average
Value per head Derived
$551
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$133
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$15.89/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.23
vs FL average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1447136.6361071
Medium and Large 2419128.4353845
Medium and Large 3395120.7547745
One grade step is worth $15.89/cwt here — about $133 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale161 hd
129.90
FL average9 barns · 951 hd
128.67
+1.23
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,45689.051,2975thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,32961.5781821
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,08158.2763085
CowsLean 85-90%Average93743.8141123

Every lot, as filed

81 lots · USDA AMS · Okeechobee Livestock Auction - Okeechobee, FL (Mon)
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
HeifersMedium and Large 1618114.93/cwt110.00–119.007106
HeifersMedium and Large 2524116.11/cwt112.00–120.006085
HeifersMedium and Large 360098.00/cwt98.00–98.005881
HeifersMedium and Large 3507109.65/cwt108.00–111.005563
HeifersMedium and Large 3220153.26/cwt150.00–157.003372
HeifersMedium and Large 1535124.04/cwt122.00–132.006648
SteersMedium and Large 1368177.50/cwt177.00–178.006532
SteersMedium and Large 1435162.00/cwt162.00–162.007051
HeifersMedium and Large 3418115.22/cwt112.00–119.004829
HeifersMedium and Large 3472113.51/cwt110.00–118.005367
HeifersMedium and Large 3366125.93/cwt122.00–128.004617
HeifersMedium and Large 1334150.14/cwt148.00–158.005016
SteersMedium and Large 3633110.96/cwt109.00–113.007022
SteersMedium and Large 3318164.49/cwt164.00–165.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 2475122.91/cwt119.00–128.005845
HeifersMedium and Large 2269144.74/cwt138.00–149.003894
HeifersMedium and Large 2600108.00/cwt108.00–108.006481
SteersMedium and Large 1623132.82/cwt128.00–138.008272
SteersMedium and Large 1574141.24/cwt138.00–147.008116
SteersMedium and Large 2435151.95/cwt150.00–154.006612
HeifersMedium and Large 1472133.75/cwt129.00–139.006319
HeifersMedium and Large 1200190.00/cwt190.00–190.003801
HeifersMedium and Large 1571120.93/cwt116.00–126.0069112
SteersMedium and Large 3570122.00/cwt122.00–122.006951
SteersMedium and Large 1323184.65/cwt180.00–190.005962
SteersMedium and Large 2620122.99/cwt122.00–124.007632
SteersMedium and Large 3483126.27/cwt124.00–130.006103
SteersMedium and Large 3435141.95/cwt140.00–144.006172
SteersMedium and Large 3355160.00/cwt160.00–160.005681
SteersMedium and Large 1471149.60/cwt145.00–152.007056
SteersMedium and Large 2512136.53/cwt130.00–139.006998
SteersMedium and Large 3540120.99/cwt120.00–122.006532
SteersMedium and Large 2563133.98/cwt133.00–136.007544
SteersMedium and Large 1521145.13/cwt140.00–150.0075622
BullsMedium and Large 2520131.13/cwt129.00–134.006827
BullsMedium and Large 1610122.46/cwt120.00–125.007472
BullsMedium and Large 1319185.29/cwt180.00–188.0059111
BullsMedium and Large 1469149.55/cwt146.00–154.0070110
BullsMedium and Large 1568130.70/cwt128.00–135.007424
BullsMedium and Large 1524140.46/cwt136.00–146.007369
CowsLean 85-90%93145.87/cwt41.00–50.0042717
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33664.04/cwt61.00–65.0085613
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33458.49/cwt57.00–60.007807
CowsBoner 80-85%1,03653.70/cwt51.00–55.0055623
CowsBoner 80-85%1,12662.53/cwt61.00–65.0070425
CowsLean 85-90%95537.96/cwt36.00–40.003636
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,19551.00/cwt51.00–51.006091
CowsBoner 80-85%1,07858.24/cwt56.00–60.0062837
Bulls1,36089.07/cwt87.00–91.001,2112
Bulls1,72596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,6561
Bulls1,41885.56/cwt85.00–86.001,2132
BullsMedium and Large 3245185.00/cwt185.00–185.004532
BullsMedium and Large 3419145.09/cwt140.00–149.0060813
BullsMedium and Large 2473138.49/cwt138.00–140.006558
BullsMedium and Large 1165215.00/cwt215.00–215.003552
BullsMedium and Large 3455132.00/cwt132.00–132.006011
BullsMedium and Large 3362158.62/cwt156.00–160.005746
BullsMedium and Large 3520120.91/cwt118.00–124.006292
BullsMedium and Large 3295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
BullsMedium and Large 1410167.05/cwt162.00–170.0068511
HeifersMedium and Large 1416136.09/cwt130.00–140.0056613
HeifersMedium and Large 1368145.99/cwt140.00–150.005379
HeifersMedium and Large 1175197.36/cwt195.00–200.003452
HeifersMedium and Large 1270159.12/cwt152.00–167.004305
HeifersMedium and Large 2329141.11/cwt140.00–144.004647
HeifersMedium and Large 2562112.74/cwt108.00–115.006345
BullsMedium and Large 2620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 3333130.36/cwt128.00–137.004346
HeifersMedium and Large 2371134.75/cwt130.00–139.0050010
HeifersMedium and Large 3563102.99/cwt102.00–104.005803
HeifersMedium and Large 3271127.99/cwt124.00–134.003477
HeifersMedium and Large 2421124.77/cwt120.00–129.005258
BullsMedium and Large 2570120.46/cwt118.00–123.006872
BullsMedium and Large 1208224.82/cwt220.00–230.004682
BullsMedium and Large 2319175.14/cwt172.00–178.005595
BullsMedium and Large 2364168.55/cwt166.00–170.006147
BullsMedium and Large 1277201.17/cwt195.00–210.005576
BullsMedium and Large 1369177.45/cwt172.00–182.006558
BullsMedium and Large 3323164.30/cwt160.00–168.005314
BullsMedium and Large 2414156.94/cwt150.00–158.0065010
BullsMedium and Large 2276185.95/cwt180.00–192.005135

How this sale compares

Florida weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Florida auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.